nope, unstuck. just waiting for more. unless we really missed something, in good shape.

on a somewhat related note, after sorting 1987 and claudell washington, i am actually a bit stuck on joe torre and the mets checklist with the matching logo on the code card... got that far pretty quick, but just haven't had enough time to go through it to get to the end.

I understand if you are frustrated but everyone is a very all inclusive word. It's not like this thing is every very straightforward even when you know what to do. The lateral thinking necessary to solve is what makes it difficult and I'm sure you've read the past solution blogs then you know how stuck you can get even when the answer is within reach.

Very happy with the return of this code format this year. I much prefer 2008-2011 formats to 2012.

I also like that he likely learned from 2011 and will sharpen and focus the clues as the weeks go on. The most difficult part in designing these things is figuring out how hard it will be for others to crack. With the Twitter feed since 2011, it allows him to deliberately make it impossible to crack without him, but varying degrees of difficulty to crack based on any one code cracker's observations.

I will say that I would prefer a more set timeline, I do hate waiting for things that I don't know will ever happen.

With all these thoughts and complaints, you should just sign up to write the code next year. Seems pretty clear you figure you can do a better job.